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Work Type:	painting
Date of work:	1993
Materials:	medium: oil support: canvas on board
Measurements:	height: 213 cm width: 150 cm
Style Period:	contemporary art
Subject:	literature, tribute
Technique:	painting
Collection:	New Contemporaries

Description:	'Lawrence lists the names of the most significant modernist authors of the 20th century in his "Scratch Paintings". His technique of applying the paint thickly and scratching the names through to the surface makes this work as much about the possibility of painting as representation of an idea as they are a tribute to the great and the good.' [MORE] [LESS] 'Lawrence lists the names of the most significant modernist authors of the 20th century in his "Scratch Paintings". His technique of applying the paint thickly and scratching the names through to the surface makes this work as much about the possibility of painting as representation of an idea as they are a tribute to the great and the good.'

Source:	Swenson, I., “BT New Contemporaries”, exhibition guide, 1994

Date of source:	1994